Value Adds Value!

Patrick Cook-Deegan is the founder and director of Project Wayfinder. Project Wayfinder’s mission is to inspire our next generation to become intentional meaning-makers empowered to contribute to the world around them. At Project Wayfinder, they believe that school has the possibility to be a transformative and profound experience for young people that sparks their passion and curiosity. To create such an experience, our schools need to nurture a sense of meaningfulness and emphasize why life is valuable. Project Wayfinder is a contribution towards re-imagining adolescent education. During this conversation Patrick discusses how and why he created Project Wayfinder out of the D-School at Standford, how they serve both teachers and students, and tells a few stories of the success schools are having with their program. Of the ten core traits the Project Wayfinder program aims to teach kids he listed purpose, resourcefulness, and gratitude as the traits that have the biggest impact on kids. If you're looking for